Protect borders like you protect your house

The Mexican side of the border fence is seen separating the towns of Anapra, Mexico, and Sunland Park, N.M.

The Mexican side of the border fence is seen separating the towns of Anapra, Mexico, and Sunland Park, N.M. (Christian Torres/AP)

Whether Democrat or Republican, everyone agrees on secure borders. How we accomplish and pay for that is the rub.

If our borders were boundaries around our homes, would there be any debate that trespassers need to be prevented from coming on our land or into our homes? No one would accept even a single individual from anywhere who just showed up without permission. If we weren't able to convince them to leave, we'd call the police for help. In most states, we'd be justified in using lethal force to protect ourselves.

If a truck pulled up and 23 men, women and children came to our front door, some carrying weapons, some with drugs, some with sketchy pasts, would we be politically incorrect to object?

If you are one of the minority who wants them to stay, then invite them to live with you and agree to pay for their education, health care and legal costs. Remove your walls, security and the right to be safe. Those who support letting the children, but not the parents, stay should consider the 2 million parents in U.S. prisons.

Enforce our laws or annex Canada and the land between Texas and the Panama Canal.